Tex Johnston

Author	: A. M. "Tex" Johnston
Publisher	: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages	: 320
Release	: 2014-12-02
ISBN-10	: 9781588344472
ISBN-13	: 1588344479
Rating	: 4/5 (72 Downloads)

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Download or read book Tex Johnston written by A. M. "Tex" Johnston and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of America's most daring and accomplished test pilots, Tex Johnston flew the first US jet airplanes and, in a career spanning the 1930s through the 1970s, helped create the jet age at such pioneering aersospace companies as Bell Aircraft and Boeing.

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